What lawyer can assist my mom with this matter.

I think that a North Carolina real property lawyer, who is also familiar with estates and probate, would be your mother's best resource in this...

From a lawyer's perspective, I think hiring a New Hampshire real property lawyer for the purchase of the New Hampshire property is the safest way...

Is that proper procedure prior to filing a law suit?

No, one does not have to give prior notice to the defendant before suing him/her. I typically send demand letters first, however, as a courteous...

My question to you is Am I right or am I mistaken?

Absent your parents previously co-signing an agreement with the creditor in the capacity of a surety, guarantor, or some other "accommodation...

Paying my attorney question

Unless the attorney forgives the debt in the form of owed attorney's fees, he can sue on the promissory note. If Florida's lien statutes allow, he...

Will the attorney answer questions about the will?

Since attorney-client confidentiality survives death of the client in most, if not all states, I think the attorney is unlikely to be able to...

Is there any way I can still be "gifted" the house?

So far, it sounds like you have been given good legal advice. Per suggestions from Attorneys Page and Plummer, you might want to collaborate with...

Not necessarily, if the instrument creating the trust (whether a deed, trust instrument, will, etc.,) otherwise meets the statutory requirements...

When the settlor dies, how does the beneficiary get her real property from the trustee?

If possible, first examine the trust instrument itself to see what it says about distributions of principal (both real property and personal...

My husband and I let his father move in in December but, only until he could get back on his feet. Almost 5 months later, he's d

According to your post and follow-up answers you added to at least one of the attorneys' comments, this sounds like a mere social guest situation. ...

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